Toms angry grinder build, heavy build view!!!

[zahlgren]

 

[tomolu5]

Got a chance to check out the auger tonight, and it looks pretty awesome, this is definitley the way to go, turning the end of the auger to a round rather than a taper. The only trouble is that improved accuracy has highlighted a slight misalignment problem. Preliminary measurements indicate that I need to take .120" off of the grinder feet to get it lined up right. I could raise the motor and drive that amount , but that's a little more work than just grinding a little off the feet.

This is what she looks like now, the non tapered shaft ensures a square alignment of the coupler on the shaft

He made a dent for one of the two set screws to ride in, like mister omack suggested and you can see where the first attempt chewed up the flat.

He also cut a keyway into it so that we aren't relying on the set screw to hold the torque back.

this is a shot of the other side partially slid on. I am really happy with how this turned out, just have a little work to get it realigned now. As far as extending the horn, I may look into the PVC thing, especially because I have access to the hot boxes for bending it. Would just be a matter of making a pusher.

some of the goodness this thing turned out this weekend.
Many thanks Jeff

Tom

 

[daveomak]

Looks good now.........Dave

 

[tomolu5]

Finished realigning it today, and it sits better than ever now. I had to grind .0905" from the rear feet and now it looks happy.

Added a little touch so I never need to hunt for an Allen wrench

Many thanks Jeff

Tom

 

[JckDanls 07]

We use those same couplers at work.. on up to 100hp motors and gear boxes... talk about fun getting them aligned... looks like you got yours dead on... looking good

 

[tomolu5]

We use those same couplers at work.. on up to 100hp motors and gear boxes... talk about fun getting them aligned... looks like you got yours dead on... looking good

It may be a touch overkill :D

Many thanks Jeff

Tom

 

[dward51]

It may be a touch overkill :D

Many thanks Jeff

Tom

Nah...  now you need to upgrade to a bigger motor so you will have a matched set.   It could do double duty as a chipper for tree limbs when not devouring sausage.

 

[bhawkins]

You said you have a machinist friend that helped you out. Do you have a fabricating friend that can build you a pan to sit on top of it now?? Great job. I always wanted to find a small professional grinder from a grocery store or something. Now I see I don't need to. I too have a hand crank grinder that I haven't used in a while. Very inspiring!!!

 

[tomolu5]

Been kicking an idea around about making a fiberglass throat, no real need for a pan on top though. the hole that you drop the meat in is large enough that its not too inconvenient to reach for the meat. A longer throat would make it possible to force feed meat into it for a second grind.

Many thanks Jeff

Tom